Greek Mythology - Hercules

Life Without EurestheusΗ Ζωή Χωρίς τον Ευρυσθέα

In English

Our hero was not under Eurestheus' orders anymore. The first thing that he did
was to gather an army.
He went to Augeias and conquered his city, killed him and his sons,
and placed another king on the throne of Ilida. That was Augeias' punishment for not giving him
his pay for the cleaning of the stables.
Then he organized the Olympic games. After he
finished with everything he had to do, he married Deianira (Δηϊάνειρα).

Hercules had killed Evnomos, the son of Arhitelis, who was related to Hercules' father-in-law, by mistake.
Even though Arhitelis did not seek revenge, the hero
decided to travel to Trahinia to ask for forgiveness.
Arriving with his wife at Evinos river, they found centaur Nessos. He was
crossing the travelers to the other side by boat. He took Hercules first and when he
returned to take his wife, he asked for payment.
"You will cross my wife over for free just like you did for me" said Hercules.
Nessos took Deianira, but halfway across he changed direction. Deianira started to
scream! Hercules heard his wife's screams
and shot Nessos with a poisonous arrow in the heart.
While he was dying Nessos told Deianira to collect his blood. He told her to smear the blood
on Hercules' tunic and he would love her forever. She believed him and
collected the blood.

Words you Need to Learn

Capital letters is where the word is accented.ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.e as the e in the word bet.a as the a in the word father.o as the o in the word only.ou as the ou in the word Lou.x as the x in the word fox.th or th like the th in think.th or th like the th in this.
(underline)
Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad